1.1 Editing tips for labview

Overview

LabVIEW offers an extensive range of techniques to create and edit block diagrams and front panels. This screencast video reviews some of the commonly-used editing techniques, including:

• adding comments and documentation with text labels
• placing front panel terminals as icons
• replacing front panel controls and indicators with alternate forms
• creating controls , constants , and indicators directly at the terminal (using context menu)
• cleaning up wire routing ( Clean Up Wire context menu)
• moving objects using arrow keys (fine positioning) and Shift+arrow keys (larger steps)
• aligning multiple objects
• replacing nodes and subVIs with similar forms
• removing all broken wires ( Ctrl+B )
• distributing objects
• converting front panel controls into constants
• obtaining help: Context Help and detailed help page
• adding decorations (arrows, lines, text labels)
• viewing the Navigation Window
• replicating existing structures